This week, Coperni’s A/W 2024 ready-to-wear collection debuted during Paris Fashion Week. The brand is no stranger to pushing boundaries and creating virality—you'll remember the viral Bella Hadid dress moment during their Spring/Summer 23 show. This season, was full of sci-fi-inspired silhouettes and futuristic fashion, from star-shaped stilettos to liquid metallics. But by far the most intriguing piece—a designer handbag—from the brand’s intergalactic collection was a new incarnation of its cult Swipe Bag, made of… air.
To be more precise, the bag is made of Aerogel, a silicon-based nanomaterial also known as ‘solid smoke’, which is essentially 99 percent open space and has been used by NASA thanks to its ability to withstand extreme heat and pressure.
The space-age creation weighs around 30 grams, and when one commenter on Coperni’s Instagram asked if it fulfilled the traditional function of a bag (to, you know, carry things) the brand replied: “It can hold an iPhone ;).”
